How to prevent lyrics from spacing notes
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When I add lyrics, Finale increases the note spacing so that lyrics don't overlap multiple notes. That is as it should be. However, I have a specific need to permit a lyric word to overlap multiple notes without increasing the note spacing. How do I do that?
- N Grossingink
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Go to Document Options > Music Spacing and uncheck "Avoid Collision of Lyrics". Respace only the measure(s) in question. You might want to do this after all lyrics have been entered and spaced out.
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Mac Mini 2014 2.6 Ghz, 8Gb RAM
OSX 10.15.7
Finale 2012c, 25.5, 26.3, 27.3
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Excellent. Thank you for your response. I actually had done what you suggested already, but the notes remained spaced. However, after your suggestion, I realized I needed to also enter the measure with the Speedy Entry tool and then exit the measure so that the measure would re-space itself and remove the extra spacing. If that makes sense. Anyway, it's working now. Thank you.
- Peter Thomsen
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It sounds like you have “Automatic Music Spacing” toggled on.cowboypriest wrote:… I realized I needed to also enter the measure with the Speedy Entry tool and then exit the measure so that the measure would re-space itself and remove the extra spacing …
As you have found out, “Automatic Music Spacing” happens automatically, but only after certain actions.
However, you can also apply Music Spacing to a selected region “manually”, “un-automatically”:
Selection Tool.
Select the region you want to respace.
Utilities menu > Music Spacing > Apply Note Spacing to Current Part/Score
There is even a keyboard shortcut (shown in the sub-menu, something with the number 4 key)
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Thank you.